This episode of the Gospel Centered Education Podcast explores the crucial idea of sourcing identity in the Bible. Tom and Kelly emphasize that the Bible is God's inspired and authoritative revelation, making it the essential foundation for life. The biblical narrative is summarized in four movements—Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration—with Redemption through Jesus Christ being the non-negotiable key to living out the Restoration (the Kingdom of God) now. Tom and Kelly express concern that many self-identified Christians compartmentalize their faith, leading to confusion among children. Ultimately, a child’s primary identity and purpose comes from their family, parents, teachers and leaders living a committed, surrendered, and non-compartmentalized faith.
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Produced by Vance Rutherford
